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To: unclewest who wrote (18989)	12/7/2003 7:50:38 AM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793688

The facts are: "Clinton's cuts" were the result of a broad consensus by the politicians on both sides as well as the public. Throughout the process, Republicans were just adding token increases to the military budget, with the bulk of the cuts passing with nary a pip from the Republicans -- who controlled Congress during a good part of Clinton's term. The public wanted even deeper cuts: "In a poll conducted in November 1995 by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, 77 percent of the public opposed the $7 billion Republican add-on. When those polled were asked: "Imagine that the president and Congress decided to cut defense spending by 20 percent and directed this money to improving education, fighting crime, and cutting the deficit instead. Would you support this move?" Seventy-two percent said yes, 23 percent no." thebulletin.org